Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - Cheri went Shopping (with her sisters); Lunch Pictures; Visiting in Joplin

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - Sister Shopping; Lunch Picture; Special Visit; Dean was Busy Too!

Around 3:00am I woke up, only to hear rain.  I couldn't figure out where I was and why it was raining.  Moving two days in a row had me confused plus I didn't think it was supposed to rain.  After a few seconds, my head cleared enough to remember we were back in Oswego, but I wasn't too excited about the rain since I have plans for today.  Fortunately, the weather cleared and it turned into a beautiful day.

I finally gave in and got up a little before 5am, then turning the coffee pot on.  I need to leave at 7:45 this morning so I can pick my sisters up for our day of shopping together in Joplin, MO.  I read a few emails while enjoying my first cup of coffee.  Dean woke up an hour or so later and joined me.  At 6 I got up to shower and get ready.  I even had time to do a little straightening up before I left.

I picked Crystal up - she's nearby, then Cindy and finally Jody.  Soon we were all loaded, and headed east.  We arrived at Khol's shortly before 9 and waited until the doors were opened, just a few minutes, before heading in.  We spent quite a bit of time here today - much more than usual.  I ended up buying quite a few clothes - 2 pairs of jean capri's, 5 tops, a pair of leggings, a tankini top and skirted bottom bathing suit, plus a hat to wear when in the sun.  I've looked at that hat 3 times, and finally today, with my sister's approval, I bought it!  Lol!

We left there for the Mall - almost next door to Khol's - where we stopped at Penney's and Sear's.  Next, we headed to Olive Garden for lunch.  All of us ordered the soup, salad and breadsticks.  I asked our waitress if she would mind taking our picture, and she quickly obliged.

Left (front - Cheri), (back - Cindy), Right (back - Jody), (front - Crystal).

Our next stop was Sam's, practically next door to Olive Garden.  When we were here back in April Jody bought two rugs but one of them was damaged, so she wanted to pick up another one, and I needed another tub of cashews.

We made a quick stop at Academy so Cindy could return some shoes.  Even though we took time to look around, we left without purchasing anything today.

At this point we determined we were shopped out, so Cindy sent a text to see if Larry and Verna (our stepdad and his wife) were home.  Verna said yes, come on over.  We made a quick stop at Sonic to get something to drink and were soon pulling in the driveway.  They were surprised when all four of us climbed out of the car.

We had a wonderful visit with Larry and Verna for an hour or more. After hugs and goodbyes, we needed to head home.  I dropped everyone off and as I headed toward the RV Park I saw Dean turning into the park from the south.  I followed him to our site, parked, and then gathered up all my things to take inside.

When I came back outside, Dean told me it had been a busy day for him.  One of our bin door hinges broke sometime ago, and Dean's been babying it for months.  A month or so back, it got much worse.  He had our dealer order a new hinge when we had all of the work done to Bentley a month or so ago.  It finally came in while we were in Louisburg.  This morning he took the bin door off Bentley.  He took it to Chetopa RV and left it so our dealer, Darrell could attach the hinge.  I helped him get the bin door back on.  We are sure glad we were able to get this repaired before we leave on our trip west.

While he was at Chetopa earlier this morning to leave the bin door, he received a call from Westar Electric.  Dean called them yesterday about disconnecting the electric wire from the garage so our contractor could put the new roof on.  When he finished at Chetopa he met Jay, our local Westar electrician at the garage where Jay took care of it for us.  

While we were in Garnett, we emptied one of our propane bottles, so that was another chore to take care of today.  When he returned from Co-op he caulked several areas on Bentley - just routine maintenance that needed to be done.  

Granddaughter Haleigh called Papa and asked if he would take her to work, and of course he did.  After he dropped her off, he headed back to Chetopa.

I had planned to make a pizza (on the Weber grill).  Since we just returned after moving twice in two days, Dean did not have it out, and he'd have to put it right back tomorrow.  To make it easy we just ordered a pizza for tonight.  

After resting for awhile, I did a load of laundry, washed dishes, changed the sheets on the bed, and put the new clothes in the hamper to wash tomorrow or Friday.  The laundry basket is full after not having sewer for several days, but it won't take long to get everything done.

I'm just thankful for the energy God gives me every day.  It was a great day with my sisters - my best friends for life.